1 KINGS 3:5-10 – “At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.” And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you. And you have kept for…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
ECCLESIASTES 3:19-20 – “I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts. For what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man…
2 TIMOTHY 1:7 – “God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” THEME OF THE DAY: WE DON’T HAVE TO BE AFRAID. No one is immune. From a little child through adulthood, we experience the paralyzing emotion of being afraid. “Monsters” are not just under the beds or in the closets of children. We never…
PSALM 73:23-26 – “Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and…
PSALM 103:8-16 – “The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love…
PSALM 69:5 – “O God, it is You who knows my folly, And my wrongs are not hidden from You.” THEME OF THE DAY: HE LOVES US STILL. The truth of today’s scripture we know, believe, and readily acknowledge as truth. Yes, God’s aware of our folly. Yes, God’s aware of our wrongs. David would go into more depth of this truth…